ASTON, Pa. – The Neumann University women's volleyball team battled with York College of Pennsylvania but fell in five, 3-2, in a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth contest on Tuesday evening.
Before the match, the Knights honored their senior:
Bri Gautier. She finished with five kills and four digs.
Julia Solomon tallied 19 kills to lead the Knights.
Melissa Eddy added 12 kills, three service aces and 16 digs.
Emma Kovacs handed out 23 assists while adding 20 digs.
Amiya Carter dished out 21 assists.
The Spartans opened the match by scoring the first three points. The Knights answered with the next four points. With the set knotted at four, Solomon tallied two straight kills as Neumann took a 7-4 advantage. York tied the set at 10. The Knights scored the next five points, including two kills by Eddy, one by
Soleil-La'Jour Staggs and a service ace from Kovacs. Neumann continued to add to its lead and took the first set 25-18 on a kill by Eddy.
The Knights jumped out to an early 6-1 lead in set two. Later in the set, Neumann scored seven straight points to extend its lead to 18-7. With the score 22-10, the Spartans scored six straight points, but the Knights were able to seal the second set with three consecutive points, capped on a service ace by
Brielle Nemenzo for the 25-16 final.
The roles started to reverse in set three. Tied at five, York scored eight straight points to take a 13-5 lead. The Spartans continued to build on their lead and forced a fourth set with a 25-18 set three win.
The Spartans scored the first five points in set four. The Knights pulled within one, 9-8, but York went on an 11-3 run to take a 20-12 advantage. Neumann would get to within four but could not pull even and York took set four 25-20 to force a fifth and deciding set.
After trading early points in set five, the Spartans took a 6-3 edge. York would hold Neumann at arms-length and would complete the comeback with a 15-10 set five win to take the match 3-2.
Neumann (9-13, 3-4 MAC Commonwealth) will host Rutgers-Newark and John Jay in a tri-match on Saturday beginning at 10:00 AM.
